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marmar

(77,078 posts) Tue Jul 17, 2012, 05:54 PM Jul 2012

Distressing BBC News report on San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Published on Jul 17, 2012 by NewsUpdatesTV

A violent death every 74 minutes has earned Honduras the dubious title of 'murder capital of the world', with the government unable to control powerful cocaine cartels in parts of the country.

The BBC's Stephen Sackur went on patrol with police in the drug-plagued city of San Pedro Sula, dubbed 'the world's most lawless city'.

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Distressing BBC News report on San Pedro Sula, Honduras (Original Post) marmar Jul 2012 OP

The War On Drugs... lib2DaBone Jul 2012 #1

Interesting development in Honduras. Prior to the coup, supported and probably provoked by the US, Citizen Worker Jul 2012 #2

lib2DaBone

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1. The War On Drugs...

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 06:00 PM

Jul 2012

fueled with our taxpayer money.

Plenty of money to ship arms and send DEA all over the globe.

Citizen Worker

(1,785 posts)

2. Interesting development in Honduras. Prior to the coup, supported and probably provoked by the US,

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 06:56 PM

Jul 2012

I don't recall that Honduras was a major cocaine hub and that rampant homicide was a problem. Will we be sending troops to Honduras to quell the "drug problem?" I wouldn't be surprised to hear the political class rise up in righteous indignation and call for US troops to be stationed in country to bring about freedom and democracy and above all, security.

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